Officials said Mendez was received from Riverside County on Dec. 2, 2004, after he received a death sentence in 2002 for the first-degree murder of two teenagers.

Kern Valley State Prison violence in California leaves death row inmate Julian Mendez dead in attack involving multiple inmates, prompting investigation by prison officials and district attorney.

Mendez had been incarcerated at the prison since Dec. 2, 2004, after being sentenced to death in 2002 for the first-degree murder of two teenagers in Riverside County.

Julian Mendez (left) is seen in a mugshot dated May 14, 2024, and Mario Renteria (right) is seen in a mugshot dated April 14, 2025. (CDCR) Officials said Mendez was received from Riverside County ...

Mendez had been incarcerated at the prison since Dec. 2, 2004, after being sentenced to death in 2002 for the first-degree murder of two teenagers in Riverside County.

Mendez had been incarcerated at the prison since Dec. 2, 2004, after being sentenced to death in 2002 for the first-degree murder of two teenagers in Riverside County.

Mendez had been incarcerated at the prison since Dec. 2, 2004, after being sentenced to death in 2002 for the first-degree murder of two teenagers in Riverside County.